Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, carrot cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Carrot Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Carrot Cake is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
I've tried many carrot cakes, and this is my favorite recipe. I feel like carrot cake is a dessert most people tend to only make around Easter. But honestly, carrot cake is such an incredible dessert and I think it should be enjoyed all year long.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook carrot cake using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Carrot Cake:
- Make ready 2 cups flour
- Take 3 cups shredded carrots
- Prepare 2 tsp baking powder
- Make ready 2 tsp baking soda
- Take 4 large eggs
- Get 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- Make ready 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
- Get 1 1/2 cup white sugar
- Prepare 1/2 cup brown sugar
- Take 1 cup chopped pecan + 1/2 cup for garnishing
- Prepare 2 tsp vanilla
- Take 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Get For Frosting
- Take 8 oz cream cheese
- Get 4 cups powdered sugar
- Get 1/2 cup butter
- Get 1 tsp vanilla
Carrot cake is cake that contains carrots mixed into the batter. Most modern carrot cake recipes have a white cream cheese frosting. Sometimes pecans, pineapple, and shredded coconut is added in the mix. This carrot cake cake sets the standard for carrot cakes everywhere.
Instructions to make Carrot Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl break n whisk eggs, sugar oil and vanilla.
- Then stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon powder, salt, baking powder, nutmeg. Then fold in shredded carrots and pecans
- Grease and flour 9 inch baking pan.(I used 2 round ones)
- Add the batter to the baking pan and place in the oven to bake for 40 to 50 mins. When finish baking put to cool for abt 1hr
- For frosting: In a bowl add powdered(confectionery) sugar, vanilla, soft cream cheese and butter and mix until creamed.
- Once cake is cool remove from baking pan and place on a cake rack. Spread frosting to the top and then topped with pecans. (Nb because I made 2 cakes I shave the top of one of the cake to be flat enough then I spread frosting then I place the second cake on top then spread frosting again n all over the cakes). Hope you enjoy!!!
It's deeply moist and filled with toasted pecans. Most of its flavor comes from brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and carrots. Whether you want a carrot cake that's dense, moist and full of spice and nuts, or you like Try Rachel Allen's easiest carrot cake loaf for afternoon tea, Dan Lepard's carrot cake cupcakes for Easter, or. Spoon ¼ of the icing on top and spread in an even layer. Carrot Cake Recipe - How to Make Carrot Cake
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